Tallywag

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A testicle. archaic, in-plural, slang

    "And not forget that Pious Prince / Whose Tarriwags it held long since. / What tho’ that Codpiece’s dimension, / Shows something was of large extention"

  2. 2
    The penis. archaic, slang

    "Mrs. Hemstock (rather faintly): I canna abide to feel a man’s arms shiverin’ agen me. It ma’es me feel like a tallywag post hummin’."

  3. 3
    The black sea bass, Centropristis striata. uncommon

    "72. CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA. (the black sea-bass, black-fish, tally-wag, hannahill, black-will, black harry)"

Synonyms

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acornsagatesanacondaapplesapricotsbags

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"And not forget that Pious Prince / Whose Tarriwags it held long since. / What tho’ that Codpiece’s dimension, / Shows something was of large extention"

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a compound of tally (“a corresponding half”, noun) + wag (verb).

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sea bass

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